samuibeachcomber

Sounds like your renting ? move out find a New place.

the way america is going thailand might be a safe haven

The reason is "matriarchal" society"...mothers molly coddle their sons...the daughters are taught to take care.

like the rest of the world..thailand has their 1%..who are flashing it around to the exclusion of the 99%...up in Isaan and probably many other areas of thailand families have to get by on less than 300 baht a day,with no one to fall back on except "the family"

incomes stagnate yet prices go up.More young ones on yabaa begets more violence.

It's not just Thailand old fella, it's a world wide phenomenon.

very true ND...thinking OZ and ice.

like the rest of the world..thailand has their 1%..who are flashing it around to the exclusion of the 99%...up in Isaan and probably many other areas of thailand families have to get by on less than 300 baht a day,with no one to fall back on except "the family"

incomes stagnate yet prices go up.More young ones on yabaa begets more violence.

well depends how much you are spending on them, they can't eat your love!Yes

Yes and this is the crux of the matter.Of course thai ladies will love their partner,thai or farang,but there is the expectation of the man taking care of her financially,and if possible her mom and pop too..Many times here on TV we here of the farang running out of money,cannot support his lady anymore.So what is she to do?...she may still love him but they've got to eat.And if she has no decent qualifications her salary will never be enough to support her,her farang man and her mom and pop.There lies the problem...the same would apply if her partner was thai.

Yep, better off going home before it even gets close to this type of situation......

depending where you live in the UK!..................could be worse than pattaya,long NHS queues,no indigenous people,only immigrants etc etc.

To me, video games are the hallmark of a very small mind.

I have a nephew that loves GTA. He's completely worthless in all aspects of life.

Rubbish, I love video games and have a Master's degree.

a masters degree in video games?.....lucky you.

Spurred local merchants to spend a couple hundred baht and botch up a temporary repair.. Hey good for them!

the council when finally getting round to the repair would also botch it up.

1984.........................just running late,not just thailand,its the decade big brother came into its own.True,free speech down the drain.you'll know its 'really on' when gatherings of more than 5 people are outlawed and when financial incentives are given for people to report on other people.

the aussies call it "dob in a neighbour"

well that's the west for you.....................no spine.

Did someone change the number in a dozen? Last I heard it was 12. 22 is not even 2 dozen so how does it become dozens?

well if you are the'press"....any old number will do,journalism is not what it used to be.

Always starts as being well meaning but its where it may lead and if add ons appear in the future that are the cause for concern. Its crime here and terrorism in other places that justify the action.

I dont think it starts out as well meaning..........................its imposed by authorities who cannot stand any form of criticism,and social media has made criticism possible,happening all over the world and the authorities hate it.

well they wanted their hi so asian tourists and they got them,everything paid for back home and not spending much on arrival.same happened in australia back in the 80's with japanese tourists.

plus they dont care for the westerner who have decided to take their money else where,fed up with rude aggressive locals who fleece all and sundry.

no fool like a thai fool

If this verdict is allowed to pass by the UK embassy in Bangkok, their hands will be just as bloody as the real culprits in this crime.

What do you suggest they do?

how about "no comment"

loss of face is bigger than life it seems.

Dumb ass - he fled on foot leaving his tuk tuk behind...

how is it that this boy, good sized got whipped by a small thai? was he drunk? what time was it? usually no single thai will fight it out with a "normal" sized foreigner, they usually hit them with four or five guys! something not right here,

maybe he was on something to make his tuk tuk seem like it was going faster?....but yes i agree its usually done in mass.

The usual fair may well be 300 but did they agree or discuss the fair?

sounds to me like no price was discussed before hand..............always fatal.

Sounds like he's been away too long,regardless of drugs or no drugs...he should be ashamed of himself for the worry he has caused his family.

"Prayut said he had ordered the arrest of the man, as he was angry over the post." And there you have it. You don't need to break a law to get arrested, just do something oh-fearless-one doesn't like. Now, what's the name of that type of leader again?

yes,and the time is soon coming when what you post on any social media anywhere in the world will get you into big trouble...look at bangla desh.

Lets face it without social media and alternative news on the web we would n't have wised up so much as we have cos main stream media/TV etc is all controlled by their owners who are part of the 0.01%

meanwhile the thieves in wall street remain free running the white house.

I dont understand the shop that rented the bikes are being apportioned the blame?Were the bikes not roadworthy or something?

Doesnt take much to be called a terror attack these days. A stabbing in the underground on a Saturday night.

I guess if someone abuses me for not being muslim can also be considered a terrorist attack, but kind of lessens the impact of serious attacks when they start using the term for such things.

If it was in the US the guy would have shot a dozen or so.

totally agree "terrorist" is bandied around too easily these days.

Weakness has allowed extreme islam to establish a beach head and flourish.

It will take a firm hand to get it under control, and keep it in check.

My own country is infected by religion. Once you let a seemingly "nice" group of people run unchecked, good chance they will become an 800 lb gorilla. It's human nature to dominate and control others. Too many examples in our history to ignore, but we do, which is another human weakness.

I agree, but that is because we are free people, like to give folk a chance in life, a life not controlled by religious or other stuff, be yourself and try and smile every day, but sadly folk who have DESERTED their religious homeland cannot deal with being happy, just want to control, control theirs and try and control others. A message for these folk, you will never control others, get used to it.. ..

Its an unhappy religion with gullible subscribers.